USPTO Patents Application 10685916

DECLARATION FOR
UTILITY OR DESIGN
PATENT APPLICATION
(37 CFR 1.63)

a Declaration submitted with initial filing
□ Declaration submitted after initial filing
(surcharge required (37 CFR 1.16(e))

Attorney Docket No.

SJO920020023US1

First Named Inventor

Kirk B.Price, et al.

Application Number

Unknown

Filing Date

Herewith

Examiner Name

Unknown

As a below named inventor, I hereby declare that:

My residence, mailing address, and citizenship are as stated below next to my name.

I believe I am the original, first and sole inventor (if only one name is listed below) or an original, first and
joint inventor (if plural names are listed below) of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent
is sought on the invention entitled:

LUBRICANT RETENTION DESIGN FOR DISK DRIVE
FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING SPINDLE MOTOR

the specification of which:
a is attached hereto, or

□ was filed on (MM/DD/ f YYYY) as United States Application Number or PCT

International Application Number and was amended on (MM/DD/YYYY)

(if applicable) .

I hereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above-identified specification,
including the claims, as amended by any amendment specifically referred to above.

I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in 37 CFR 1 .56,
including for continuation-in-part applications, material information which became available between the
filing date of the prior application and the national or PCT international filing date of the continuation-in-part
application.

I hereby claim foreign priority benefits under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) or (f), or 365(b) of any foreign
application(s) forpatent, inventor's or plant breeder's rights certificate(s), or365(a) of any PCT international
application which designated at least one country other than the United States of America, listed below and
have also identified below, by checking the box, any foreign application for patent, inventor's or plant

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breeder's rights certificate(s), or any PCT international application having a filing date before that of the
application on which priority is claimed.

Prior Foreign Application
Numbers

Country

Foreign Filing Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

Priority

Not
Claimed

Certified Copy

Attached
YES NO

□ 1 Dl Dl D|

ID ID ID ID
ID ID ID ID

POWER OF ATTORNEY

As a named inventor, I hereby appoint the following attorneys and/or agents to prosecute the application
identified above and to transact all business in the United States Patent and Trademark Office connected
therewith. Further, I authorize any attorney listed below to add the U.S. Application Number and Filing
Date onto the first page of this declaration to properly identify the application in the event this declaration
is filed after the application is filed. Further, I authorize any attorney listed below to add the U.S.
Application Number and Filing Date onto the first page of this declaration to properly identify the
application in the event this declaration is filed after the application is filed.

Esther E. Klein, Reg. No. 34,337;
William D. Gill, Reg. No. 44,124;
Douglas R. Millet, Reg. No. 31,784;
Abdy Raissinia, Reg. No. 38,686;
Robert B. Martin, Reg. No. 26,945;
Paik Saber, Reg. No. 37,494;
Randall J. Bluestone, Reg. No. 40,518;
Christopher A. Hughes, Reg. No. 26,914;
John E. Hoel, Reg. No. 26,279;
Joseph C. Redmond, Jr., Reg. No. 18,753;
Ronald Feece, Reg. No. 46,327;
Lewis L. Nunnelley, Reg. No. 42,942;
Stanley B. Green, Reg. No. 24,351;

Andrew J. Dillon, Reg. No. 29,634;
Craig J. Yudell, Reg. No. 39,083;
Brian F. Russell, Reg. No. 40,796;
Matthew W. Baca, Reg. No. 42,277;
Antony P. Ng, Reg. No. 43,427;
Richard N. McCain, Reg. No. 43,785;
Michael E. Noe, Jr., Reg. No. 44,975;
James E. Boice, Reg. No. 44,545;
Brian P. Klawinski, Reg. No. 51,087.

Direct all correspondence to:

BRACEWELL & PATTERSON, L.L.P. Customer No. 28722

SUITE 350

7600B NORTH CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY.
AUSTIN, TX 78731-1 168
Telephone: 512.343.6116
Fax: 512.343.6002

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I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that all statements made
on information and belief are believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the
knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both,
under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application
or any patent issued thereon.

NAME OF SOLE OR FIRST
INVENTOR:

o A petition has been filed for this unsigned inventor

Given Name

(first and middle [if any]) KIRK B.

Family Name

or Surname PRICE

Inventor's Signature: (Cu /c ^f^Cc c w

Date: 2/$^ 2&'Z

Residence:

City SAN JOSE

State

CALIFORNIA

Country
USA

Citizenship
USA

Mailing Address: 466 Madison Drive

City:

SAN JOSE

State:

CALIFORNIA

ZIP:
95123

Country:
USA

NAME OF SECOND INVENTOR:

o A petition has been filed for this unsigned inventor

Given Name

(first and middle [if any]) DANIEL R.

Family Name

or Surname STACER

Inventor's Signature: /5~Z^fc^v/ ftL^

Date: 5]2<?/oi,

Residence:

City MORGAN HILL

State

CALIFORNIA

Country
USA

Citizenship
USA

Mailing Address: 1560 Seville

City:

MORGAN HILL

State:

CALIFORNIA

ZIP:
95037

Country:
USA

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